DSTI collaborated with dr. Srimathy Kesan, the chief executive officer of SKI (Space Kidz India) and was funded by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to build an in-house satellite in Seychelles. The program aims to promote and make the school children enthusiastic about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education and Frontier […]
For those that don’t know, the FIRST Global RoboCo Challenge is a virtual challenge that tasks teams from around the world with playing RoboCo on their computers, capturing their best attempts at each round. There are three rounds in total – Qualifiers, Playoffs, and Finals. Those teams that score in the top half move on to the next […]
Our PRO for R & D, Ms. Jessica D’Unienville along with other key stakeholders and consortium members of ASTII Phase 4 and the UK-Brazil-Africa TDC programme attended the forum at the Southern Sun – The Cullinan Cape Town in South Africa from the 28th to 30th November. The main objectives of the forum is to […]
The Director General for DSTI, Mr. Xavier Estico and other panelists and member States’ delegates attended a session at the Palais des Nations in Geneva from the 14th to 17th of November 2022. They discussed the topic “Leveraging new technologies’ impact through technology assessments.” The session opened with a series of insightful presentations that illustrated […]
Monday the 21st November, The group of school students who participated in the First Global Challenge in Geneva, Switzerland in October 2022 were presented with their certificates of participation. Mikail who has been a participant and present in all the Robotic Challenges shared the appreciation on behalf of the rest of the sudents, ”This year […]
International Men’s Day is dedicated to celebrate and raising awareness of the contribution men and boys make to their communities. At DSTI we took this day to have a little not-so-formal chat with the men in our division and let them know that we do value the role of the male figure in the division. […]
International Men’s Day is dedicated to celebrate and raising awareness of the contribution men and boys make to their communities. At DSTI we took this day to have a little not-so-formal chat with the men in our division and let them know that we do value the role of the male figure in the division. […]
This year the First Global Challenge welcomed 162 countries in the spirit of global purpose, unity, and collaboration. FIRST Global provides an opportunity for young people across the globe to leverage the power of technology, use their knowledge and abilities, and cooperate to collectively tackle the planet’s most pressing challenges. Seychelles did not miss the opportunity […]
Ms. Mariette Dine, the young lady behind the M.eco Fabrics is the winner of the FemBioBiz Season 4. M.eco Fabrics promotes the use of organic-based products both woven and non-woven and her mission is to provide customers with variety, authenticity, and quality textile products made from eco-friendly fibers. Ms. Murcianne Ah-Kong is the second winner […]
Seychelles is among 180 countries participating in the First Global Robotic Challenge in Geneva from the 12th to the 16th of October, 2022. In last year’s competition, the Seychelles Team came back with five medals, three gold, one silver, and one bronze. The team is very excited and ready and they are aiming to improve […]
Mr. Josephraj Xavier and representatives from DICT attended the SADC Digital Transformation strategy validation workshop from the 23rd to the 26th August 2022 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The objective of the workshop was for Member States to validate the draft SADC DTS and Action Plan being developed through the support of the European Union Technical […]
Application for Robotic competition 2021 has started